Treatment of alcohol problems in primary care

Treatment of alcohol problems in primary care: a novel approach combining policy and training in the 15 method

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN78234026

Enrollment

200

Registered

2022-03-30

Start date

2022-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthcare professionals´ delivery of alcohol interventions in primary care Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The Health Care Management of the Stockholm Region (HSF) has decided on a new healthcare agreement for primary care in the Stockholm Region, in force from Feb 1, 2021, where primary care is designated

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary health care clinics in the Stockholm Region that have a care agreement with the Region

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Data on all participants from the PHC clinics that register for alcohol management training is obtained from Lärtorget. This will include the time when the training was obtained, it will give age and gender of all trainees, as well as their profession (heads of units, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and others. 1. Raising the topic, enquiring about alcohol consumption. This is measured by the frequency of structured documentation on alcohol habits: weekly alcohol consumption and heavy drinking occasions. Assessing the severity of alcohol disorder: 2. Use of the AUDIT instrument 3. Ordering of blood tests for alcohol biomarkers (the consumption measures CDT or PEth). Treatment of alcohol dependence: 4. Prescription of drugs for harmful use and dependence (naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram) 5. Registered alcohol-related diagnoses 6. Completed brief advice and extended advice regarding hazardous use, harmful use and dependence of alcohol (KVÅ-coded) 7. Referrals to specialized addiction care Data are collected from registers that compile alcohol-related activities that the different PHC clinics perform. The timepoints are baseline, 9, 18, 24 and 30 months.	—

Measure

Time frame

Data on all participants from the PHC clinics that register for alcohol management training is obtained from Lärtorget. This will include the time when the training was obtained, it will give age and gender of all trainees, as well as their profession (heads of units, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and others. 1. Raising the topic, enquiring about alcohol consumption. This is measured by the frequency of structured documentation on alcohol habits: weekly alcohol consumption and heavy drinking occasions. Assessing the severity of alcohol disorder: 2. Use of the AUDIT instrument 3. Ordering of blood tests for alcohol biomarkers (the consumption measures CDT or PEth). Treatment of alcohol dependence: 4. Prescription of drugs for harmful use and dependence (naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram) 5. Registered alcohol-related diagnoses 6. Completed brief advice and extended advice regarding hazardous use, harmful use and dependence of alcohol (KVÅ-coded) 7. Referrals to specialized addiction care Data are collected from registers that compile alcohol-related activities that the different PHC clinics perform. The timepoints are baseline, 9, 18, 24 and 30 months.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026